A couple of years ago, I saw an interview with a single man and a single woman who had decided to have a child together but they didn’t want to enter into a conventional relationship. They weren’t attracted to each other, nor did they want to have sex with one another or marry each other. What they wanted was to have a child together by IVF, and be totally committed to the child rather than being committed to one another. …
We always hear people talking about falling in love, falling out of love, looking for love, looking for love in all the wrong places, or not wanting to be in love for fear of getting hurt. What we don’t hear too often is falling in like. Falling in like doesn’t give you the same sizzle as falling in love but there is still a chemistry that has to take place for the relationship to succeed. For one thing, you have …
I used to think that most people, given the opportunity, would like to know when they were going to die. My reasoning was simple: if you know when you’re going to die, you’d make sure that all your affairs are in order. You would also change your priorities so that you could do all the things you’ve always wanted to do before you die. Now, there is a blood test that scientists in Finland are saying can predict when a …
Too many women pass up golden opportunities to meet and marry decent guys who aren’t especially good-looking or who don’t have a lot of money. They are waiting for Mr. Right to come along and sweep them off their feet. They are looking for that special someone who has it all: money, looks, charm, and sex appeal. Not that I can blame them for wanting it all, but somewhere along the way, they become desperate, wondering if they will ever …
Speed dating has been around for a lot of years and I’ve always wondered how anyone can decide within a few minutes of meeting someone if they want to get to know that person better. Aside from the first impressions of looks and initial chemistry, how can anyone know enough about a person to see if he or she is trustworthy. In today’s world, that would rank up at the top of my list. Within minutes, you can tell if …
When you’re young, you have romantic dreams of eyes meeting across a crowded room and knowing right away that this is the soul mate of your dreams. You see yourself walking toward your destiny as the two of you meet in the middle of the room. At this point, you should be hearing a drum roll in your head to signify this important meeting. I think most people start out looking for that Grand Passion, that overwhelming chemistry that tells …